The Railway Budget which was announced by Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has contains the proposal of launch of works on third line between Kazipet and Vijayawada.
While, Union Minister’s budget was devoid of any concrete proposals relating to the State including the much-awaited announcement on separate zone and clubbing of Waltair Division with the South Central Railway..
The Union Railway Minister had announced in his speech that four new dedicated freight corridors would be developed in the coming years, but had not specified the routes on which these corridors would be set, leading to apprehensions on the State getting anything. It had pinned high hopes on leveraging railway network for its port expansion plans.
There was also no mention about the allocations to Kadapa-Bangalore new railway line works which are progressing at a snail’s pace. The project received green signal in the Railway Budget of 2008-09.
